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Oliver Hirschbiegel has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Downfall.
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In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.
Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel · With Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch

20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.
Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel · With Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Justus von Dohnányi

The breathtaking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. In 1939, when Hitler tricked millions of people at the height of his power, radical Georg Elser — disparaged as an assassin — is one of the greatest resistance fighters.
Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel · With Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner

Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien virus aboard a crashed space shuttle that transforms anyone who comes into contact with it into unfeeling drones while they sleep. Carol realizes her son holds the key to stopping the spread of the plague and she races to find him before it is too late.
Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel · With Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jackson Bond

The story of former Ulster Volunteer Force member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffin's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel · With Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt, Anamaria Marinca
During the last two years of her life, Princess Diana campaigns against the use of land mines and has a secret love affair with a Pakistani heart surgeon.
Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel · With Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Charles Edwards